Puzzle 479336: White to win
Puzzle 479336: White to win
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Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Nov 10am Chess.com INT (8), 2016.11.01 Alejandro Alvarado Diaz (2415) - Farhadur Rahman (1964)
Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Nov 10am Chess.com INT (8), 2016.11.01
This is a Chess 960 position. Click your king to see which rooks can castle. Drop the king on the rook to castle. ? Help
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Main motif of this puzzle: Opera mate
In opera mate, a rook checkmates the king. The rook is next to the king, but can't be captured, because it is protected by a bishop (or a queen on the diagonal), which also prevents the escape.
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